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Stop Planning. Start Building. (His Rule Will Challenge You) | Daniel Innovaté

There’s a new kind of builder emerging.Not slower. Not more careful. Just… faster, sharper, and a little harder to categorize.In this episode, we sit down with Daniel ...

What It Really Takes to Build a Brand People Love | Andy Marshall

Most people think they’re building a business.But every now and then, you meet someone who’s building something deeper, something rooted in people, place, and communit...

Why Mentorship Is Broken (And How to Fix It) | Eve Peeterson

There’s a moment in every founder’s journey where the question shifts.Not “What am I building?”But “Who am I becoming?”In this conversation, Mark sits down with Eve Pe...

Why Founders Don’t Succeed Alone | Dakota Simpson

In this episode of the Parallel Entrepreneur – Innovation Series, Mark Cleveland and Johnny Anderson sit down with Dakota Simpson, Chief Program Officer at the Nashvil...

Operational Debt Is Slowing Your Company | Stephanie Johnson

In this episode of the Parallel Entrepreneur – Innovation Series, Mark Cleveland and Johnny Anderson sit down with Stephanie Johnson, a fractional CEO and COO who spec...

Strategic Alignment of Talent, Tech & Data | Amy Henderson

In this episode of the Parallel Entrepreneur, Innovation Series, Mark Cleveland and Johnny Anderson sit down with Amy Henderson, Director of Infrastructure at HCA Heal...

Women in Tech, Real Relationships & Nashville’s Growth Story | Meg Chamblee

In this episode of The Parallel Entrepreneur – Innovation Series, Mark Cleveland and Johnny Anderson sit down with Meg Chamblee, Executive Vice President for Tennessee...

Designing for Trust: Customer Experience, Bias & the Human–Automation Balance

Great experiences don’t happen by accident. They’re designed.In this episode of The Parallel Entrepreneur – Innovation Series, Mark Cleveland and Johnny Anderson sit d...

Why Today’s Leadership Playbook Breaks in the Age of AI

The leadership playbooks that built today’s successful organizations were designed for a different world.In this episode of The Parallel Entrepreneur – Innovation Seri...

Why the Future of Entrepreneurship Starts in Schools

In this Innovation Series episode of Parallel Entrepreneur, hosts Mark Cleveland and Johnny Anderson sit down with Dr. Jeremy Qualls, Executive Director of the Entrepr...

Why AI Strategy Fails Before It Starts | Jon Hilton

Why do AI initiatives often stall? What does it take to build AI strategies that scale inside real businesses? What does responsible, human-centered AI look like in pr...

Stop Doing Tasks AI Can Handle: Shauna Sprague on Automation & Human Potential

In this special Innovation Series episode of Parallel Entrepreneur, hosts Mark Cleveland and Johnny Anderson sit down with Shauna Sprague, an AI strategist, architect,...

Why Community Is Nashville’s Superpower — A Conversation with S3 CEO Rod McDaniel

In this special Innovation Series episode of Parallel Entrepreneur, hosts Mark Cleveland and Johnny Anderson sit down with Rod McDaniel, CEO of S3 Recycling Solutions ...

Nashville’s Tech Future: Why the Pieces Are All Here | Mark Blaze

What happens when a city stops waiting for permission and starts acting like the technology hub it already is?You get Nashville’s tech moment, and leaders willing to b...

Michael Built a Cybersecurity Empire—Then Let Competitors Use His Tools

What happens when a cybersecurity veteran automates the work his competitors still struggle to deliver? He builds the future—and lets them use it.Michael Peters is a r...

The Power of Curiosity: Carla Bailo on Smart Cities, Boardroom Wisdom, and Transforming Mobility

In this episode of The Parallel Entrepreneur, Mark Cleveland welcomes Carla Bailo—an industry visionary who’s helped shape the future of mobility, from General Motors ...

Part 2 - Currency Chaos, AI Freedom & The Future of Value | Matthew Joynes

Welcome back to The Parallel Entrepreneur for part 2 with British-American polymath Matthew Joynes. In this fast-paced sequel we dive into:• How Matthew rescued a bank...

Part 1 - AI Will Erase 20th Century – Parallel Entrepreneur Matthew Joynes on Money, Cap Tables & Super-AI

What happens when super-AI makes lawyers, accountants—and even capitalism—obsolete?British-American “apex” parallel entrepreneur Matthew Joynes (PGA producer, GameVice...

Start Paralleling: Mark Cleveland on Multiplying Your Impact

Stop juggling. Start PARALLELING. Entrepreneur, community‑builder and podcast host Mark Cleveland takes the Creative Mornings stage to share why the future belongs to ...

From Basement Startup to Global Brand: Tim Ozgener’s Parallel Journey

Looking for inspiration on juggling multiple business passions? Tim Ozgener might just be your blueprint. He helped take CAO Cigars from a basement startup to a global...

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